The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, 1900 to today

Search: insult and defamation laws in Asia, head of government Yingluck Shinawatra

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DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
24 January 2013Thailand: magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is sentenced to 11 years under the lese-majeste lawThailand (RSF rank: not recorded)Insult and defamation lawsYingluck ShinawatraUpheld by a court (30 April 2018)
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